South Island Fishing Regulations 2016-2017
ANGLERS' CODE OF CONDUCT
Please consider the rights of others and observe the anglers’ code of conduct:
• Always ask permission from the land occupier before crossing private property unless a Fish & Game access sign is present.
• Do not park vehicles so that they obstruct gateways or cause a hazard on the road or access way.
• Always use gates, stiles or other recognised access points and avoid damage to fences. • Leave everything as you found it. If a gate is open or closed leave it that way. •
A farm is the owner’s livelihood and if they say no dogs, then please respect this.
• When driving on riverbeds keep to marked tracks or park on the bank and walk to your fishing spot.
• Never push in on a pool occupied by another angler. If you are in any doubt have a chat and work out who goes where.
• However if agreed to share the pool then always enter behind any angler already there.
• Move upstream or downstream with every few casts (unless you are alone).
• Fish being returned to the water should be released as carefully and quickly as possible. Ideally leave the fish in the water and remove the hook with long-nosed pliers without handling the fish.
• While catch and release fishing is widely promoted by some as a conservation minded approach to angling it remains the anglers choice. However the catching of large numbers of fish in a day can impact on individual fish and also on the angling experience for others. Fish & Game advocate hooking and landing a limited number of fish per day.
• Fish being retained should be killed as quickly as possible, ideally by spiking or stabbing the brain slightly behind and above the eye (also known as iki jime – pronounced “iki jimi”).
• Always respect the environment, wildlife, other anglers and members of the public.
• Remove waste nylon and personal litter from the river banks and parking places.
• The only way we can protect our rivers in the long term is to CHECK, CLEAN and DRY all your gear before entering another river or lake anywhere in New Zealand. REMEMBER TO TREAT OTHERS AS YOU WOULD WISH TO BE TREATED YOURSELF!
Please consider the rights of others and observe the anglers’ code of conduct:
• Always ask permission from the land occupier before crossing private property unless a Fish & Game access sign is present.
• Do not park vehicles so that they obstruct gateways or cause a hazard on the road or access way.
• Always use gates, stiles or other recognised access points and avoid damage to fences. • Leave everything as you found it. If a gate is open or closed leave it that way. •
A farm is the owner’s livelihood and if they say no dogs, then please respect this.
• When driving on riverbeds keep to marked tracks or park on the bank and walk to your fishing spot.
• Never push in on a pool occupied by another angler. If you are in any doubt have a chat and work out who goes where.
• However if agreed to share the pool then always enter behind any angler already there.
• Move upstream or downstream with every few casts (unless you are alone).
• Fish being returned to the water should be released as carefully and quickly as possible. Ideally leave the fish in the water and remove the hook with long-nosed pliers without handling the fish.
• While catch and release fishing is widely promoted by some as a conservation minded approach to angling it remains the anglers choice. However the catching of large numbers of fish in a day can impact on individual fish and also on the angling experience for others. Fish & Game advocate hooking and landing a limited number of fish per day.
• Fish being retained should be killed as quickly as possible, ideally by spiking or stabbing the brain slightly behind and above the eye (also known as iki jime – pronounced “iki jimi”).
• Always respect the environment, wildlife, other anglers and members of the public.
• Remove waste nylon and personal litter from the river banks and parking places.
• The only way we can protect our rivers in the long term is to CHECK, CLEAN and DRY all your gear before entering another river or lake anywhere in New Zealand. REMEMBER TO TREAT OTHERS AS YOU WOULD WISH TO BE TREATED YOURSELF!
CONTACT
NELSON/MARLBOROUGH - Fish & Game Region8 Office:
66-74 Champion Road
Richmond Postal Address: PO Box 2173
Stoke, Nelson 7041
Phone: (03) 544-6382 Fax: (03) 544-4058
Email: [email protected]
Administration: Karen Crook
Manager: Rhys Barrier
Field Officers: Jacob Lucas, Lawson Davey (Nelson) Vaughan Lynn (Blenheim)
Blenheim Office: Grovetown Park Phone and Fax: (03) 578-8421
NELSON/MARLBOROUGH - Fish & Game Region8 Office:
66-74 Champion Road
Richmond Postal Address: PO Box 2173
Stoke, Nelson 7041
Phone: (03) 544-6382 Fax: (03) 544-4058
Email: [email protected]
Administration: Karen Crook
Manager: Rhys Barrier
Field Officers: Jacob Lucas, Lawson Davey (Nelson) Vaughan Lynn (Blenheim)
Blenheim Office: Grovetown Park Phone and Fax: (03) 578-8421
FIRST SCHEDULE
Fishing conditions generally common to all Fish and Game regions.
SECOND SCHEDULE
Regional specific fishing conditions, bag limits, closed and open waters, and the like.
Regulations
1. INTERPRETATION
Words and expressions in this Notice, which are defined in the Conservation Act of1987, the Freshwater Fisheries Regulations of 1983 or the Sports Fish Licences, Fees, and Forms Notice of 2015, shall be so defined.
“Artificial fly” means any lure of feather, fur, wool or other material of any kind customarily used in the making of artificial flies.
“Bait” means:
• Natural insect.
• Natural spider.
• Natural worm or worms.
• Natural crustacean.
• Natural fish, excluding fish ova, or any portion of a fish, or shellfish (mollusc), except where stated otherwise in the second schedule of this notice.
• Uncoloured bread dough.
• Any scented lure, soft bait and other synthetic imitations with chemical attractant properties, except where stated otherwise in the second schedule of this notice.
“Bait assembly” means either a hook rigged with a number of baits or a
single bait rigged with a number of hooks.
“Bait fishing” means to fish for sports fish with bait.
“Boat” means any manned flotation device.
“Coarse fish” means perch, tench (all New Zealand) and rudd (Auckland/Waikato Fish and Game Region only).
“Coarse fishing waters” means named locations where anglers can fish
for coarse fish:
(a) with a rod which has either a fixed or running line.
(b) with no restriction on the type or number of baits in use.
(c) with no restriction on the use of preparations to attract fish.
“Fly fishing” means to fish for sports fish with fly rod and fly reel and fly line and artificial fly.
“Fishing” and “fish” in this Notice means the catching, taking or harvesting of sports fish; and includes:
(a) any other activity that may reasonably be expected to result in the catching, taking or harvesting of sports fish.
(b) any attempt to catch, take or harvest sports fish.
(c) any operation in support of, or in preparation for, any activity described in this definition.
Regulations
“Freshwater” means
(a) all waters of rivers, streams, lakes, ponds, lagoons, wetlands, impoundments, canals, channels, watercourses, or other bodies of water whether naturally occurring or artificially made.
(b) all waters of estuaries or coastal lagoons.
(c) all other fresh or estuarine waters where freshwater fish indigenous to or introduced into New Zealand are found.
(d) all waters in the mouth of every river or stream, and the mouth
of every river and stream shall be deemed to include every outlet thereof and the seashore between those outlets and the waters of the sea or lying within a distance of 500 metres from any place where at low tide the waters of a river or stream meet the waters of the sea.
“Foul hook” means to hook a sports fish other than from within the mouth.
“Landmark” means a black, yellow and white ringed post or buoy.
“Length” is the measurement from the tip of the snout to the fork of the tail.
“Lure” means any authorised artificial fly or spinner or bait.
“Spinner” means any artificial lure other than an artificial fly.
“Spin fishing” means to fish for sports fish with a spinner.
“Sports fish” means those freshwater fish described in the First Schedule of the Freshwater Fisheries Regulations 1983, namely:
• Brown trout.
• Rainbow trout.
• American brook trout or char.
• Lake trout or char.
• Atlantic salmon.
• Quinnat or chinook salmon.
• Sockeye salmon.
• Perch.
• Tench.
• Rudd (Auckland/Waikato Fish and Game Region only).
• Any hybrid of the above species.
2. AUTHORISED TACKLE
2.1 No licence holder shall fish for sports fish except by using a rod and running line and authorised lure (as defined in clause 7 of this First Schedule).
2.2 Nets and gaffs:
2.2.1 When playing a sports fish, a landing net may be used to secure or land that fish.
2.2.2 For keeping coarse fish alive, a keep net may be used in the water from which the fish was caught.
2.2.3 No licence holder shall use a gaff to secure or land a sports fish except where provided for in the second schedule of this notice.
2.3 No licence holder when fishing for sports fish shall:
2.3.1 Use more than 1 assembled rod and running line.
2.3.2 Use more than 3 artificial flies or spinners.
2.3.3 Use more than 1 bait assembly.
2.3.4 Be more than 15m from the rod being used.
2.3.5 Use in waters other than those where bait fishing is permitted any lure treated with any chemical preparation other than that used solely to control the buoyancy of an artificial fly, except where stated otherwise in the second schedule of this notice.
2.3.6 Use any preparation not attached to a lure to attract fish except when fishing for coarse fish in coarse fishing waters.
2.4 No person shall fish for sports fish by using felt-soled waders or footwear incorporating or having attached a sole of felted, matted or woven fibrous material when sports fishing.
3. FOUL HOOKING OF FISH
3.1 No licence holder shall attempt to foul hook any sports fish.
3.2 Any licence holder who foul hooks a sports fish shall return
it immediately to the water with as little injury as possible.
4. FISH LENGTH
Every licence holder who catches a sports fish which does not exceed
the specified minimum length, or exceeds the specified maximum
length, shall immediately return it with as little injury as possible into
the water from which it was taken.
5. OPEN SEASON
No licence holder shall fish for any sports fish except during an open season.
6. DAILY LIMIT BAGS
6.1 No licence holder shall continue to fish for a particular species of sports fish on any day in which he or she has already killed the limit bag for that species except where provided for in the Second Schedule.
6.2 It shall be permissible to make up the difference between a lesser limit bag prescribed in one place and a higher limit bag prescribed in another if the extra fish are taken in the area with the higher bag limit.
7. AUTHORISED LURES
Authorised lures (subject to any regional restrictions specified in the Second Schedule) are:
• Artificial fly.
• Spinner.
• Bait.
Fishing conditions generally common to all Fish and Game regions.
SECOND SCHEDULE
Regional specific fishing conditions, bag limits, closed and open waters, and the like.
Regulations
1. INTERPRETATION
Words and expressions in this Notice, which are defined in the Conservation Act of1987, the Freshwater Fisheries Regulations of 1983 or the Sports Fish Licences, Fees, and Forms Notice of 2015, shall be so defined.
“Artificial fly” means any lure of feather, fur, wool or other material of any kind customarily used in the making of artificial flies.
“Bait” means:
• Natural insect.
• Natural spider.
• Natural worm or worms.
• Natural crustacean.
• Natural fish, excluding fish ova, or any portion of a fish, or shellfish (mollusc), except where stated otherwise in the second schedule of this notice.
• Uncoloured bread dough.
• Any scented lure, soft bait and other synthetic imitations with chemical attractant properties, except where stated otherwise in the second schedule of this notice.
“Bait assembly” means either a hook rigged with a number of baits or a
single bait rigged with a number of hooks.
“Bait fishing” means to fish for sports fish with bait.
“Boat” means any manned flotation device.
“Coarse fish” means perch, tench (all New Zealand) and rudd (Auckland/Waikato Fish and Game Region only).
“Coarse fishing waters” means named locations where anglers can fish
for coarse fish:
(a) with a rod which has either a fixed or running line.
(b) with no restriction on the type or number of baits in use.
(c) with no restriction on the use of preparations to attract fish.
“Fly fishing” means to fish for sports fish with fly rod and fly reel and fly line and artificial fly.
“Fishing” and “fish” in this Notice means the catching, taking or harvesting of sports fish; and includes:
(a) any other activity that may reasonably be expected to result in the catching, taking or harvesting of sports fish.
(b) any attempt to catch, take or harvest sports fish.
(c) any operation in support of, or in preparation for, any activity described in this definition.
Regulations
“Freshwater” means
(a) all waters of rivers, streams, lakes, ponds, lagoons, wetlands, impoundments, canals, channels, watercourses, or other bodies of water whether naturally occurring or artificially made.
(b) all waters of estuaries or coastal lagoons.
(c) all other fresh or estuarine waters where freshwater fish indigenous to or introduced into New Zealand are found.
(d) all waters in the mouth of every river or stream, and the mouth
of every river and stream shall be deemed to include every outlet thereof and the seashore between those outlets and the waters of the sea or lying within a distance of 500 metres from any place where at low tide the waters of a river or stream meet the waters of the sea.
“Foul hook” means to hook a sports fish other than from within the mouth.
“Landmark” means a black, yellow and white ringed post or buoy.
“Length” is the measurement from the tip of the snout to the fork of the tail.
“Lure” means any authorised artificial fly or spinner or bait.
“Spinner” means any artificial lure other than an artificial fly.
“Spin fishing” means to fish for sports fish with a spinner.
“Sports fish” means those freshwater fish described in the First Schedule of the Freshwater Fisheries Regulations 1983, namely:
• Brown trout.
• Rainbow trout.
• American brook trout or char.
• Lake trout or char.
• Atlantic salmon.
• Quinnat or chinook salmon.
• Sockeye salmon.
• Perch.
• Tench.
• Rudd (Auckland/Waikato Fish and Game Region only).
• Any hybrid of the above species.
2. AUTHORISED TACKLE
2.1 No licence holder shall fish for sports fish except by using a rod and running line and authorised lure (as defined in clause 7 of this First Schedule).
2.2 Nets and gaffs:
2.2.1 When playing a sports fish, a landing net may be used to secure or land that fish.
2.2.2 For keeping coarse fish alive, a keep net may be used in the water from which the fish was caught.
2.2.3 No licence holder shall use a gaff to secure or land a sports fish except where provided for in the second schedule of this notice.
2.3 No licence holder when fishing for sports fish shall:
2.3.1 Use more than 1 assembled rod and running line.
2.3.2 Use more than 3 artificial flies or spinners.
2.3.3 Use more than 1 bait assembly.
2.3.4 Be more than 15m from the rod being used.
2.3.5 Use in waters other than those where bait fishing is permitted any lure treated with any chemical preparation other than that used solely to control the buoyancy of an artificial fly, except where stated otherwise in the second schedule of this notice.
2.3.6 Use any preparation not attached to a lure to attract fish except when fishing for coarse fish in coarse fishing waters.
2.4 No person shall fish for sports fish by using felt-soled waders or footwear incorporating or having attached a sole of felted, matted or woven fibrous material when sports fishing.
3. FOUL HOOKING OF FISH
3.1 No licence holder shall attempt to foul hook any sports fish.
3.2 Any licence holder who foul hooks a sports fish shall return
it immediately to the water with as little injury as possible.
4. FISH LENGTH
Every licence holder who catches a sports fish which does not exceed
the specified minimum length, or exceeds the specified maximum
length, shall immediately return it with as little injury as possible into
the water from which it was taken.
5. OPEN SEASON
No licence holder shall fish for any sports fish except during an open season.
6. DAILY LIMIT BAGS
6.1 No licence holder shall continue to fish for a particular species of sports fish on any day in which he or she has already killed the limit bag for that species except where provided for in the Second Schedule.
6.2 It shall be permissible to make up the difference between a lesser limit bag prescribed in one place and a higher limit bag prescribed in another if the extra fish are taken in the area with the higher bag limit.
7. AUTHORISED LURES
Authorised lures (subject to any regional restrictions specified in the Second Schedule) are:
• Artificial fly.
• Spinner.
• Bait.
NELSON-MARLBOROUGH FISHING REGULATIONS 2016-2017
Fish & Game New Zealand’s Nelson/Marlborough region offers some of the best, most easily accessible brown trout fishing in the country. In fact many of New Zealand’s fishing guides who specialise in sighted brown trout fishing, work in this region. There is wonderful diversity reflected in the waters of Nelson/Marlborough. Rivers in the Golden Bay area are crystal clear in normal flows and dark brown in freshes from tannic acid leaching out of the native bush catchments.
Waimea basin catchments rise in the steep beech clad Richmond and Arthur ranges before flowing through intensely farmed lands growing pine trees, apples, kiwi fruit and hops.
The Murchison district offers everything from small feeder streams to the impressive Buller River.
The Buller is New Zealand’s fifth largest river, originating from the alps in the Nelson Lakes National Park. The run off and snow melt from these mountains flow into Lakes Rotoiti and Rotoroa. The two Lake outlets, although currently affected by invasive Didymo algae, form the upper Buller River until it is joined by the Matakitaki, Mangles, Matiri and Maruia at the ‘four rivers plain’ near Murchison.
Marlborough rivers are a total contrast to the western Nelson rivers, often being blue coloured from glacial silt and wide, braided and undergoing extremes of flow.
Molesworth Station is New Zealand’s largest farm. This huge trackless area features many small alpine tarns and lakes and its western and southern boundary is the Clarence River-one of New Zealand’s longest and more remote catchments that drain the Inland and Seaward Kaikouras. The lower Clarence and the Awatere Rivers flowing northeast from Molesworth are heavily silt laden for much of the year.
Completing the circle of the region we finish in the Marlborough Sounds main catchment, the Pelorus Valley. Beginning in the Richmond ranges between Nelson and Marlborough, this river gouges its way through steep native bush covered mountains to slow down to a gentle pace in lush dairy farm land before entering the sea at Havelock.
ACCESS PAMPHLETS
Access pamphlets providing detailed maps and instructions of access points and fishing information are available for Golden Bay and the Buller, Motueka, Pelorus and Wairau catchments. Pamphlets are available at no cost from most licence agents and information centres or the Nelson Fish & Game office. Access pamphlets are also available on www.fishandgame.org.nz.
Fish & Game New Zealand’s Nelson/Marlborough region offers some of the best, most easily accessible brown trout fishing in the country. In fact many of New Zealand’s fishing guides who specialise in sighted brown trout fishing, work in this region. There is wonderful diversity reflected in the waters of Nelson/Marlborough. Rivers in the Golden Bay area are crystal clear in normal flows and dark brown in freshes from tannic acid leaching out of the native bush catchments.
Waimea basin catchments rise in the steep beech clad Richmond and Arthur ranges before flowing through intensely farmed lands growing pine trees, apples, kiwi fruit and hops.
The Murchison district offers everything from small feeder streams to the impressive Buller River.
The Buller is New Zealand’s fifth largest river, originating from the alps in the Nelson Lakes National Park. The run off and snow melt from these mountains flow into Lakes Rotoiti and Rotoroa. The two Lake outlets, although currently affected by invasive Didymo algae, form the upper Buller River until it is joined by the Matakitaki, Mangles, Matiri and Maruia at the ‘four rivers plain’ near Murchison.
Marlborough rivers are a total contrast to the western Nelson rivers, often being blue coloured from glacial silt and wide, braided and undergoing extremes of flow.
Molesworth Station is New Zealand’s largest farm. This huge trackless area features many small alpine tarns and lakes and its western and southern boundary is the Clarence River-one of New Zealand’s longest and more remote catchments that drain the Inland and Seaward Kaikouras. The lower Clarence and the Awatere Rivers flowing northeast from Molesworth are heavily silt laden for much of the year.
Completing the circle of the region we finish in the Marlborough Sounds main catchment, the Pelorus Valley. Beginning in the Richmond ranges between Nelson and Marlborough, this river gouges its way through steep native bush covered mountains to slow down to a gentle pace in lush dairy farm land before entering the sea at Havelock.
ACCESS PAMPHLETS
Access pamphlets providing detailed maps and instructions of access points and fishing information are available for Golden Bay and the Buller, Motueka, Pelorus and Wairau catchments. Pamphlets are available at no cost from most licence agents and information centres or the Nelson Fish & Game office. Access pamphlets are also available on www.fishandgame.org.nz.
COARSE FISH
Historically perch and tench, along with koi carp and Gambusia, were illegally released into the Nelson/Marlborough Region. It is Fish and Game policy that no anglers should benefit from illegal releases of sports fish. Therefore fishing for coarse fish in the region is still illegal and any angler found targeting coarse fish will be prosecuted.
DIDYMO
Didymo is now present in many Nelson/Marlborough Rivers and anglers are reminded that they need to continue to disinfect their gear when moving between all rivers to minimise the risks of spreading didymo and Nelson/Marlborough 12 Fish & Game other aquatic diseases. The most visible didymo growth occurs in Lake or Reservoir fed rivers such as the Upper Buller & Takaka Rivers. It is notable that this species is not yet present in the North Island.
FIN-CLIPPED FISH & TROUT HEADS
Anglers are asked to keep an eye out for adipose fin-clipped trout and salmon. (Some may have tags located either under the skin next to the dorsal fin or inserted in the abdominal cavity). If an angler catches an adipose fin-clipped trout, they are asked to contact F&G with date, location caught and length & weight data, along with the tag (if fish kept). F&G would also like to receive the heads (and details), of any trout and salmon (not just tagged fish) kept in the region – for otolith analysis.
BACKCOUNTRY FISHERIES For more information on Nelson Marlborough backcountry fisheries refer to section 11, or to obtain a backcountry licence go to www. fishandgame.org.nz
REGULATIONS
1. DEFINITIONS
See First Schedule above.
2. OPEN SEASON, PERMITTED METHODS, DAILY BAG LIMITS
Note: B = Brown trout R = Rainbow trout S = Salmon
1+ means 2 sports fish where only one may exceed 500mm in length
* Child Licence Holder May Bait Fish
FS = Fly or Spin fishing only All methods = Fly, Spin or Bait fishing permitted
2.1 OPEN SEASON FOR TROUT
The season duration for brown and rainbow trout in all waters, including backcountry fisheries, shall be 1 October – 30 April, Artificial Fly or Spinner methods only, Bag Limit 1+, except for the following listed waters (excluding their tributaries):
Waterway Open Season Permitted Methods Species Daily Bag Limits
Aorere River downstream of
Salisbury Road Bridge All year All methods B 2
Argyle Pond and lower hydro
canals downstream of confluence
with the Wairau River All year All methods B, R 2
Awatere River All year All methods B 2
Buller River downstream of
Gowan Bridge All year All methods B 2
Clarence River downstream of
Acheron confluence All year All methods B 2
Cobb Reservoir All year All methods B, R 4
Conway River All year All methods B 2
Lyell Creek (Kaikoura)
downstream of State Highway 1 All year All methods B 2
Maitai River downstream
of Lower Nile Street Bridge All year FS* B 2
Maruia River downstream
of Maruia Falls All year All methods B, R 2
Matakitaki River downstream
of State Highway 6 Bridge All year All methods B 2
Middle Creek Kaikoura
downstream of State Highway 1 All year All methods B 2
Motueka River downstream
of Peninsula Road Bridge
at Ngatimoti All year All methods B 2
Oaro River All year All methods B 2
Opawa River downstream of
Highway 1 Bridge
(including Roses Overflow) All year All methods B, R 2
Pelorus River downstream of
confluence with the Rai River All year All methods B, R 2
Rotoiti Lake except for closed
areas – see clause 3 All year All methods B 4
Rotoroa Lake except for
closed areas – see clause 3 All year All methods B, R 4
Takaka River downstream of
confluence with the Waingaro All year All methods B 2
Taylor River downstream of
New Renwick Road Bridge
(excluding Hutchinson St Bridge –
Opawa Loop confluence) All year All methods B, R 2
Taylor River from Hutchinson
St Bridge to Opawa Loop confluence Junior only All methods B, R 1
Taylor Dam All year FS* B, R 2
Tennyson Lake 1 Oct – 30 Apr All methods B 4
Wairau River downstream of Wash
Bridge including the Diversion and
the Southern Valley Irrigation Pond All year All methods B, R 2
Wairoa and Waimea rivers
downstream of confluence with
the Lee River All year All methods B 2
2.2 OPEN SEASON FOR SALMON:
Waterways not listed below are closed for salmon fishing:
Waterway Season Permitted Methods Species Bag Limits
Aorere River downstream of
Salisbury Road Bridge 1 Oct – 30 Apr All methods S 2
Anatoki River 1 Oct – 30 Apr FS S 2
Clarence River downstream of
the Acheron confluence 1 Oct – 30 Apr All methods S 2
Lyell Creek (Kaikoura) downstream
of State Highway 1 1 Oct – 30 Apr All methods S 2
Opawa Loop downstream of
the Snowden Crescent Walkway footbridge
to the Taylor River confluence
Child/Junior only All year All methods S 1
Pelorus River downstream of
confluence with the Rai River 1 Oct – 30 Apr All methods S 2
Takaka River downstream of
confluence with the Waingaro River 1 Oct – 30 Apr All methods S 2
Taylor River downstream of
New Renwick Rd Bridge
(excluding Hutchinson St Bridge
– Opawa Loop confluence) 1 Oct – 30 Apr All methods S 1
Taylor River from Hutchinson St
Bridge to Opawa Loop confluence
Child/Junior only All year All methods S 1
Waikoropupu River 1 Oct – 30 Apr FS S 2
Wairau River downstream of
Wash Bridge including the Diversion
and the Southern Valley Irrigation
Intake Pond 1 Oct – 30 Apr All methods S 2
3. CLOSED WATERS
3.1 No licence holder shall take sports fish from Lake Rotoiti or Lake Rotoroa between 1 May and 30 September, within 100m from the centre of the meeting line with the lakes, of the following rivers and streams:
Lake Rotoiti: Lake Rotoroa:
(a) Travers River (a) Sabine River
(b) Coldwater Stream (b) D'Urville River
(c) Black Valley Stream (c) Gowan River
(d) Buller River
3.2 Waimea River Park Educational Fishery Closed season except by special permit or public notification.
3.3 No licence holder shall fish for sports fish in the following waters:
a) Opawa Loop downstream of the Snowden crescent Walkway foot bridge to the Taylor River confluence unless the holder of a child or junior’s licence.
b) Taylor River from Hutchinson St Bridge to Opawa Loop confluence unless the holder of a child or junior’s licence.
4. AUTHORISED TACKLE
4.1 Refer to clause 2 for this region.
4.2 Down riggers are permitted when lake fishing.
5. FLY FISHING ONLY WATERS
There are no “fly fishing only” waters in the Nelson/Marlborough Region.
6. BAIT FISHING WATERS
Refer to clause 2 for this region.
7. COARSE FISHING WATERS
Fishing for coarse fish in all waters in the Nelson/Marlborough Region is prohibited.
8. USE OF BOATS
No licence holder shall fish for sports fish from any boat in those parts of Lake Rotoiti and Lake Rotoroa within 100m from the centre of the meeting lines with the lakes of the following rivers and streams: Lake Rotoiti:
(a) Travers River. (b) Coldwater Stream. (c) Black Valley Stream. (d) Buller River.
9. DAILY LIMIT BAGS
9.1 No licence holder shall on any day take, kill or be in possession of more than the bag limits specified in clauses 2.1 – 2.2 for this region.
10. FISH LENGTH
There is no minimum size limit for trout or salmon taken in the Nelson/Marlborough Fish and Game Region. However 1+ bag limits permit the taking of 2 fish, of which only one may exceed 500mm from nose tip to middle fork of tail.
11. NELSON/MARLBOROUGH BACKCOUNTRY FISHERY
11.1 Definition: Backcountry fishery in this region means: i)The Goulter backcountry fishery which means the Goulter River catchment upstream of the confluence with the Wairau River; ii) The Travers backcountry fishery which means the Travers River catchment upstream of the marked Coldwater/Lake Head DOC walking track river crossing.
11.2 All anglers who fish in the backcountry fishery (as defined by the Sports Fish Licences, Fees, and Forms Notice 2016) must obtain a backcountry licence (as defined by the Sports Fish Licences, Fees, and Forms Notice 2016) and the provisions of that notice apply to this Notice.